FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

garland cell

ID (Ontology)

FBbt:00005059 (Fly Anatomy)

Definition

Large cell that forms a 'garland' around the anterior end of the proventriculus (cardia) at its junction with the esophagus in both adults and larvae. There are a group of these, with each cell surrounded by a basement membrane, with numerous micro-invaginations (lacunae) extending from the surface into the cytoplasm. At the mouth of each lacuna is a doubled filament forming a specialized filtration system (diaphragm). The filtrate is endocytosed from the lacunae.[ FlyBase:FBrf0031012 FlyBase:FBrf0207370 ]

Also Known As

"garland cell nephrocyte" ; "GCN" ; "wreath cell"

Comment

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Direct annotations: records annotated with this exact term (child terms are NOT included)

Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Alleles (FBal)	PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Insertions (FBti)	EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION
Insertions (FBti)	PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Constructs (FBtp)	PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Alleles	Genes	Insertions	Constructs
garland cell (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
garland cell \| somatic clone		--	--
garland cell \| wandering third instar larval stage \| temperature conditional		--	--	--

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

excretory system__
somatic cell______|
                  nephrocyte
                   |__garland cell  468 rec.
                       |__adult garland cell 16 rec.
                       |__embryonic garland cell 23 rec.
                       |__embryonic/larval garland cell 384 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	nephrocyte
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"garland cell nephrocyte" EXACT[ FlyBase:FBrf0208193 ] "GCN" EXACT[ FlyBase:FBrf0208193 ] "wreath cell" EXACT[ FlyBase:FBrf0007733 ]
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	CL:0000486